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In
July
1909,
a
son
was
born
into
the
Akindayomi
family
of
Ondo
State
of
Nigeria.
Even
though
this
child
grew
up
surrounded
by
idol
worshippers,
he
knew
there
existed
a
greater
power
and
yearned
to
know,
“The
God
who
created
the
earth
and
everyone
on
it”.
This
pursuit
for
God
led
him
to
the
Church
Missionary
Society
where
he
was
baptized
in
1927.
Still
spiritually
unfulfilled,
he
joined
the
Cherubim
and
Seraphim
church
in
1931.
Whilst
there,
he
began
to
hear
a
voice
within
him
saying,
“You
will
be
my
servant.”
Since
this
was
not
his
intention,
he
decided
to
ignore
the
voice.
This
went
on
for
seven
years
during
which
all
the
business
ventures
that
he
tried
resulted
into
failure.
In
debt
and
without
peace
of
mind,
he
found
himself
totally
dependent
on
the
grace
of
God.
Here
marked
the
beginning
of
a
definite
relationship
with
God.Totally
broken,
he
yielded
saying,
“Lord,
I
will
go
wherever
you
want
me
to
go.”
He
asked
for
signs
to
confirm
that
this
was
indeed
God’s
call.
The
confirmation
came
through
the
Bible
passages
of
Jeremiah
1:4-10,
Isaiah
41:10-13
and
Romans
8:29-31.
The
Lord
assured
him
that
He
would
provide
for
all
his
needs,
as
he
would
not
receive
any
salary
from
that
point
on.
This
proved
to
be
a
comforting
reminder
during
the
trials
in
the
months
ahead.
He
became
married
in
1941.
He
continued
to
worship
with
the
Cherubim
and
Seraphim.
In
1947,
he
started
to
become
concerned
that
the
church
was
departing
from
the
true
Word
of
God
in
some
of
its
practices.
By
1952,
he
felt
totally
persuaded
to
leave
the
church.
He
started
at
Willoughby
Street,
Ebute-Metta,
Lagos
a
housefellowship
called,
the
Glory
of
God
Fellowship.
Initially
there
were
nine
members
but
before
long
the
fellowship
rapidly
grew
as
the
news
of
the
miracles
that
occurred
in
their
midst
spread.
P
a
Akindayomi
also
had
a
vision
of
words
that
appeared
to
be
written
on
a
blackboard.
The
words
were
“The
Redeemed
Christian
Church
of
God.”
Amazingly,
Pa
Akindayomi
who
could
not
read
or
write
was
supernaturally
able
to
write
these
words
down.
In
this
visitation,
God
also
said
to
him
that
this
church
would
go
to
the
ends
of
the
earth
and
that
when
the
Lord
Jesus
Christ
appeared
in
glory,
He
would
meet
the
church.
The
Lord
then
established
a
covenant
with
Pa
Akindayomi,
synonymous
to
the
Abrahamic
covenant
in
the
Bible.
He
said
that
He
the
Lord
would
meet
all
the
needs
of
the
church
in
an
awesome
way
if
only
members
would
serve
Him
faithfully
and
be
obedient
to
His
Word.
It
is
upon
this
covenant
that
the
Redeemed
Christian
Church
of
God
was
built.
Thus,
the
Redeemed
Christian
Church
of
God
was
born
in
1952,
destined
by
the
Lord
Himself
to
take
the
world
for
Him.
The
church
continued
to
meet
at
9
Willoughby
Street
until
they
were
able
to
acquire
some
land
thereby
witnessing
a
relocation
to
the
present
site
of
the
Headquarters
of
the
church
at
1-5
Redemption
Way,
Ebute-Metta,
Lagos
(formerly
1a,
Cemetery
Street).
Some
in
the
early
70s,
God
had
spoken
to
Pa
Akindayomi
about
his
successor.
The
Lord
told
him
that
this
man
who
was
not
a
member
of
the
church
then,
would
be
a
young
educated
man.
Thus
when
a
young
university
lecturer
joined
the
church
in
1973,
Papa
was
able
to
recognize
him
in
the
Spirit
as
the
one
that
the
Lord
had
spoken
about
in
the
past.
This
man,
Enoch
Adejare
Adeboye
who
was
then
a
lecturer
of
Mathematics
at
the
University
of
Lagos
soon
became
involved
in
the
church.
He
became
one
of
the
interpreters
translating
Pa
Akindayomi’s
sermons
from
Yoruba
to
English.
He
was
ordained
a
pastor
of
the
church
in
1975.
Papa
was
preparing
to
meet
his
Creator.
He
sent
for
Pastor
Adeboye
and
spent
several
hours
sharing
with
him
details
of
the
covenant
and
the
plans
of
the
Lord
for
the
church.
Even
though
a
year
before
this,
the
Lord
had
revealed
to
Pastor
Adeboye
that
he
would
be
Papa’s
successor,
it
was
still
too
difficult
for
him
to
fully
contemplate
such
an
awesome
responsibility.
